In starship classification, colony ships or colony transport ships were spacecraft, especially starships designed to transport colonists and equipment to new worlds.
Early human colony ships were nuclear powered. These ships were used to colonize the Solar System. (ENT: "Borderland") This was likely during Earth's pre-warp era. A typical colony ship was unarmed and may be dismantled at its destination, in order to provide an initial material base for the construction of further colony installations.
By the 24th century, colony transport ships often carried dedicated personnel shuttles. (TNG: "The Ensigns of Command") Regular transport ships were also used to ferry settlers, as did the Erewon-class personnel transport. (TNG: "The Schizoid Man"; DS9: "Paradise")
Colony ships by race 
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- Earth colony ships
- Federation colony ships
- Sheliak colony ship
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| attack cruiser • attack fighter • battle cruiser • battleship • bird-of-prey • blockade runner • carrier vessel • colony ship • combat cruiser • corvette • cruiser • destroyer • diplomatic vessel • dreadnought • escort vessel • exploration vessel • flagship • freighter • frigate • garbage scow • heavy cruiser • holding vessel • interceptor • light cruiser • medical ship • military vessel • mining vessel • patrol ship • penal deportation vessel • pilot vessel • prison ship • raider • robot ship • runabout • science vessel • scout ship • star cruiser • starliner • starship • supply ship • support vessel • survey ship • tanker • timeship • trading vessel • training ship • transport ship • troop transport • tug • warbird • warship |
External link Edit
- Colony ship at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
